Author: Hoopville Staff

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Thursday, April 3rd, 2003 by Jon Gonzalez A day after Matt Doherty was fired… errr, resigned from his post as UNC head basketball coach, one thing has become abundantly clear: the brass running the athletic program at UNC knows a whole lot more than anyone on […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 30th, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki Keith Bogans tried. He really tried. But he just didn’t have enough, and part of it was mental, as is often the case with an injury. He lacked the quickness, explosiveness, and body control he normally has, looking nothing […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 29th, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki Thursday night’s games were a tough act to follow, but the teams in action on Friday night sure did a good job. In San Antonio, the first South regional semifinal was a dandy between No. 1 Texas and No. […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 23rd, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki March Madness is all about the kind of matchups we saw on Saturday. The highlights were two more overtime games, both great matchups that lived up to their pre-game billing. The first game was in Indianapolis, as the Midwest’s […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Saturday, March 22nd, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki The first round of the NCAA Tournament always has great last-second finishes, and Friday was no different. We start in Tampa, where the day began with a dandy between the East’s No. 7 St. Joseph’s and No. 10 Auburn, […]

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The Morning Dish – Friday, March 21st, 2003 by Jon Gonzalez If ever there were ever a more undeserving number four seed in the NCAA Tournament, it would have to be the Dayton Flyers. In Dayton’s 84-71 first-round loss to Tulsa last night, the Flyers never looked comfortable in their […]

Who Will Cut Down the Nets?

Bar Room Bicker – Who will Cut Down the Nets? by Nicholas Lozito, Jimmy Spencer, and Andria Wenzel Andria Wenzel — Notre Dame Fighting Irish Two years ago, Matt Doherty bolted from South Bend for the University of North Carolina in hopes of winning a national championship for one of […]

SWAC Notebook

Southwestern Athletic Conference Notebook by Kendrick Marshall The wild and wacky SWAC season has concluded in 2003 and it was a roller coaster ride to say the least. There were huge surprises and major disappointments along the way. Prairie View, who was picked to finish near the bottom of the […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Monday, March 17, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki March Madness is now here, as the final four conference championship games were played on Sunday. Check the final updates from Championship Week while we fine tune Hoopville’s extensive coverage of the NCAA Tournament. In the Big 12 title […]

Morning Dish

The Morning Dish – Sunday, March 16, 2003 by Phil Kasiecki Championship Saturday was the grand-daddy of all Championship Week days, as 11 conferences had championship games in their tournaments. Most notable of all were a few things that happened for the first time. More details can be found as […]